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United Way honors Capital Good Fund with 2-1-1 Innovation Award

ANDY POSNER is the founder of Capital Good Fund, a Providence-based social change organization that uses financial services to address America’s poverty problems. The...
SEN. CYNTHIA COYNE, D-Barrington, has introduced legislation that would allow property owners aged 60 and older to volunteer for their communities in exchange for a reduction of up to $1,500 on their property taxes. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Five Questions With: Cynthia Coyne

Sen. Cynthia Coyne, D-Barrington, has introduced legislation that would allow property owners aged 60 and older to volunteer for their communities in exchange for...
FRANK MOTTA, executive vice president of CAI Managed IT in Smithfield, says cloud computing offers benefits such as cost reduction, data security and business continuity. / COURTESY CAI

Five Questions With: Frank Motta

Smithfield-based cloud- and managed-services provider CAI Managed IT recently transitioned New Bedford scallop distributor Northern Wind over to the cloud. Before, the company had...
BRENDAN COUGHLIN is president of Consumer Deposits and Lending at Citizens Bank with responsibility for consumer deposits, payments and lending businesses. / COURTESY CITIZENS BANK

Five Questions With: Brendan Coughlin

Brendan Coughlin is president of Consumer Deposits and Lending at Citizens Bank with responsibility for consumer deposits, payments and lending businesses. Product lines include...
PAULA GRAMMAS is the executive director of the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rhode Island. / COURTESY KATHLEEN DOOHER

Five Questions With: Paula Grammas

Paula Grammas, executive director of the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rhode Island and a Thomas M. Ryan...
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Five Questions With Jo-Ann Ryan

Jo-Ann Ryan | Democratic majority whip, Providence City Council 1. What would your recently vetoed proposal to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags in...
RACHEL BERWICK is a professor and head of the glass department at the Rhode Island School of Design. / COURTESY RISD

Five Questions With: Rachel Berwick

As a Rhode Island School of Design professor and head of the school’s glass department, Rachel Berwick’s work has been shown internationally in such...

New Bedford’s Branco becomes Marion Institute’s new leader

ROBYN BRANCO, of New Bedford, was recently named the new executive director of the Marion Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to improving life within the...
RACHAEL DOTSON is a real estate agent and sales associate for Residential Properties. / COURTESY RACHAEL DOTSON

Five Questions With: Rachael Dotson

Rachael Dotson, an artist and real estate agent, recently moved to Residential Properties Ltd. as a sales associate. Since moving to Rhode Island from...
KEVIN PARKER is the director of government innovation for the state of Rhode Island. / COURTESY KEVIN PARKER

Five Questions With: Kevin Parker

A year ago, the R.I. Office of Innovation launched the Government Innovation League, an initiative where representatives from state agencies spend 20 percent of...
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